Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-06
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.


HISTORY OF THE WEEK.
The Prohibitionists Of Ohio, held
their State Convention st Delaware and
nominated 4 state ticket. The convention
was composed Of sol delegates, of whom 151
soldier. The poll also showed among the
delegates 700 preachers, 40 physicians and
~ lawyers. Most Of the others were farm
ers, The following nominations were made:
Morris Sharp, w ashington Court House,
for governor; N. Mills OF Woodstock, for
Delaware, auditor; P. B. Brown, OF Youngs-
town, treasurer; John 7. Moore, Of jackson,
=. II. Hand and Gideon T. Stewart, of
Huron, for Judges Of the supreme court:
George - Crow, OF Urbana, for attorney
general; and Abraham Teabout, OF Cleve-
works. .s +
The mercantile agency Of r, G.. Dun
& Co., Of New York city reports that for the
first half Of 1887 the failures in the United
States are 4,9l2 in number against s, lh8 for
the same period In the previous year, show
ing q decline of IA. While there Is g
marked decrease In the number OF failures
the liabilities show q slight increase, For
the last half year the liabilities were $55,-
lSS,lkO against $50, 434 ,00) for the first half
Of the year in 1886. The failures in Canada
during the first half of the year 1887 were
72l in number against SO during the same
period of 1885, The amount Of liabilities for
the drst half of 1887 is 500 SOl5 against
IS. 5Ol ,67 for the corresponding period OF
1856. = -.
A mass meeting of 500 men was held
at Moorhead, Rowan County, Kentucky,
June 80, and steps taken to secure lasting
band of desperadoes, whose leader was
klled q few days ago.. There was an air of
discrimination as exhibited by the follow
Ing declaration signed by all Of the five
hundred: Weagree to act as posse conf
tatus whenever summoned by the sheriff to
warrants Of arrest are placed in our hands
we agree to bring the parties accused to the
bar OF the courts, alive il possible, dead if
necessary. N ~ ~..-.- +,
Saint Louis. Mo-, began its experience
with the new Sunday law on the 9th. The
saloons we're generally closed and there was
great exodus outside Of the city limits
where liquid refreshments were procurable.
The grip car line alone carried $4,000 pas
s saHs ro to the country, and other lines
'.SAS OAC" ~SA "AoA P0OPAO. 4A0 AOVo1S
closed their bars, but guests were served
with wines etc., at the table. A test arrest
was made and the organized saloon-keepers
will contest it in court. In all there were
IL arrests for violation of the law. ..s.
The great stock yards and packing
house of Armour & Co. and the Chicago
Packing and Provision Company, covering
nearly six acres, at the Union Stock yards,
we're destroyed by fire on the morning OF
five acres. containing 1000 barrels of Mess
pork, Is, OOO, 900 pounds of short ribs and 700
live hogs were turned to cinders and ashes.
The property destroyed was of the value of
$l,25O,OO, and the insurance nearly as much.
The fire throws nearly 1910 men out of en-
ployment.
The Utah constitutional convention,
composed of seventy-ive delegates, met at
Salt Lake City, June 80. Hon. John T.
Game, delegate to Congress, was chosen
president. He said the convention was
authorized by the people they who have the
constitutional right to assemble and petition
for statehood. Previous obstacles to the ad-
mission of Utah must be faced frankly aid
with view to meet the charge that Utah is
not in harmony with the rest of the nation.
Interest in the general issue is intense
Information has been received at Vic
toria. B. c., that the sloop Seabird, which
left Port Townsend for Alaska in MAY, 1886
never reached port, but that the crew were
murdered by Indians in Knights inlet The
crew consisted Of Capt. Wells, Henry Moore,
known. Moore had family in Victoria.
Tom, an Indian, whose brother was hanged
at Nanamio last year, is supposed to have
committed the deed in revenge.
More than two thousand persons as
sembled at the docks at five a. M, at Cleve-
land, Ohio, July l, to witness the arrival on
the Detroit boat of the three men arres ed
at Alpha, Mich, as the murderers of Lieut.,
Hulligan. A v.ry large force of officers
prevented any demonstration save that of
curiosity, and the men were taken to the
county Jail. Morgan, the man that killed
Hulligan was one of the trio.
An Alpena, Mich, telegram of June
q, says: Sheriff Lynch and posse have just
arrested three Iesperadoes for whom a re-
ward of ST, 900 is said to be offered. They
are wanted in Ravenna, Ohio. Sheriff
Lynch was shot in the leg, but not danger
ously wounded. One of the prisoners tried to
commit suicide soon after being captured.
Mr.. A. McCue, of Washington, one
of the solicitors of the United States treas
ury department, is in Cincinnati at the re-
quest Of Comptroller of the Currency Tren-
holm. The district attorneys Office is en-
gagged in gathering evidence to be used in
the prosecution Of the men now under arrest
in the Fidelity bank matter. -,
The Chicago Railway Age of July 1,
>rtnts q report showing that between JAN
and June 80 there were laid in the United
States 1854 miles of new main line track.
From present indications the Age believes
that the total for 1887 may surpass that Of
previous year in the history of the country.
Sidney Corbett, a newspaper re-
porter of Jackson, Mich, was publicly horse
whipped in that place Saturday by the wife
Of the editor of the Daily Courier, p for his
alleged agency in procuring the publication
OF scandalous story regarding her.
Nearly $50, 900 cattle have been mar
keted in the Chicago jstock-yards within
three weeks, and prices have touched the
lowest figures reached in many years.
Roasts and steaks at the butchershops
remain unchanged. Lad -
The Polish Catholic church, at De-
troit, Mich, which has been closed since
the riots Of December, 1885, caused by feuds